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Tag Archives: recess appointments
House Committee To Hold Hearing On NLRB Recess Appointments
Committee Chair Rep. John Kline (R-MN) seeks to gather more information on how the Obama Administration determined the recent appointments were legitimate, especially since they were made when the U.S. Senate was convening in pro-forma sessions. Continue reading
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Tagged Block, Griffin, House Education & Workforce Committee, House Education and Workforce Chairman, Implications for America’s Workers and Employers, John Kline, NLRB, NLRB appointments, Obama Administration, pro forma, Rayburn HOB, recess appointments, U.S. Senate
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Recess Appointments Settled In, NLRB Does Big Labor’s Bidding
When asked about President Obama’s unprecedented appointment of NLRB nominees while the Senate was out of recess, Pearce was glib. “We presume the constitutionality of the president’s appointments and we go forward based on that understanding.” Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB
Tagged Big Labor, Mark Pearce, NLRB, petition, recess appointments, White House
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Get active and tweet all week about recess appointments during the State of the Union
Let’s see if we can get Obama to address the recess appointments and spread the word about our petition. If you haven’t already, sign our petition to rescind the recess appointments TODAY! Continue reading
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Tagged Big Labor, Facebook, Google+, NLRB, Obama, recess appointments, SOTU, State of the Union, White House, YouTube
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Obama Labor Board Recess Appointee: “Clear Conflict Of Interest”
“President Obama’s recess appointment of Richard Griffin to the National Labor Relations Board was clearly a giveaway to Big Labor and outside the authority provided in the Constitution. In addition, the recess appointment was made just days after the nomination was announced highlighting the extreme nature of the payback,” said Fred Wszolek, spokesperson for the Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI). Continue reading
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Tagged Big Labor, Fred Wszolek, labor pension plans, labor union, NLRB, Obama Administration, payments, pensions, President Obama, recess appointments, Richard Griffin, the Constitution
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WFI Applauds Executive Appointment Reform Act Introduction
Legislation introduced by Representative Jeff Landry titled the Executive Appointment Reform Act (EARA) deserves the serious consideration of Members of Congress as it states “payment for services may not be made to an individual appointed during a recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy in an existing office, if the vacancy existed while the Senate was in session and was by law required to be filled by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.” On its own, this is noteworthy legislative language, but particular so since the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) used the Pay Act in defense of its actions writing it “sets out the circumstances in which a recess appointee may be paid a salary from the Treasury.” Continue reading
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Tagged Appointment Reform Act, Congress, Constitution, EARA, Executive Appointment Reform Act, Jeff Landry, Office of Legal Counsel, Pay Act, President Obama, recess appointments
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Former NLRB Chairman Discusses Obama’s Recess Appointments
Watch former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Peter Schaumber discuss the recent appointments by President Obama to the NLRB.
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Tagged Block, Cavuto, Griffin, NLRB, Obama, Recess, recess appointments, Schaumber
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